A Lawyer-National Leader, in its widest sense, refers to a legal practitioner who became the head of state or head of government (e.g. king, president, prime minister, premier, chancellor or governor). There are many well-known national leaders who practiced law before they rose to a position of power, including the following individuals (by country):

Tunku Abdul Rahman, 1st Prime Minister (1957~1970) Abdul Razak, 2nd Prime Minister (1970~1976) Hussein Onn, 3rd Prime Minister (1976~1981)

Ferdinand Marcos, 10th President (1965~1986)

Lee Kuan Yew, 1st Prime Minister (1959~1990)

Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President

Barak Obama Bill Clinton, 42nd President (1993~2001)

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